MomsRising

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April 19, 2019

We are powerful! Don't miss some great wins and stories from this last week at MomsRising. We celebrate Black Maternal Health Week, publishing and delivering our own Medicaid stories, and standing up for working families' tax credits!

Anita Sarah Jackson

Red Alert!

MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

April 18, 2019

It's coming down to the wire for the Working Families Tax Credit and the Washington State Legislature needs to hear from you. With just two weeks left, time is running out to keep the Working Families Tax Credit part of the conversation in budget negotiations. Click here to send a quick email to...

Maggie Humphreys

Families & The Federal Budget Immigration MomsRising Paid Family Leave Politics & Policy Podcast

April 15, 2019

This week on our #RisersRadio show we have another amazing panel like, the ACLU's Manar Waheed, with whom we cover how to BAN the bans and ways to work for fair treatment of all immigrant families. We get the inside scoop on how taxes can be used for good (and bad) with Amy Matsui and hear from...

Amber Dorsey

Take Action!

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Health Care MomsRising Open Flexible Work Realistic & Fair Wages

April 9, 2019

I come from a long line of nurses: my grandma is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, my aunts are nurses, and so are my cousins. These women work hard every day to provide outstanding care for premature babies, new parents recovering from childbirth, and patients fighting for their lives in the emergency...

Maggie Humphreys

Families & The Federal Budget Health Care MomsRising

April 9, 2019

GOOD NEWS ON OUR RADIO SHOW : Big wins relating to the #FREEnewyork criminal justice reform campaign in New York! Listen for the details on how we're moving criminal justice reform forward in partnership with other groups on the ground in New York. The show also gets into why the End Diaper Need...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Clean Up WA's Tax Code!

Family Economic Security MomsRising Realistic & Fair Wages

April 8, 2019

Today, moms, parents, and advocates gathered in Olympia to testify in strong support of Senate Bill 5961 -- a bill that will fundamentally change the structure of Washington's tax code by creating a capital gains tax on the wealthiest Washingtonians and funding the Working Families Tax Credit...

Maggie Humphreys

Childcare & Early Education Families & The Federal Budget Maternal Justice MomsRising Paid Sick Days Podcast

April 8, 2019

On the #RADIO show this week, we cover why the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is critically important right now; as well as how YOU can keep marching and also help advance the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act. We'll then learn about some big wins relating to the #...

Amber Dorsey

Immigration Maternal Justice MomsRising MomsVote Politics & Policy

April 6, 2019

Documentary film is having a moment. Look on any network, streaming platform, or even your phone and you'll find a documentary telling the true story of people living their lives doing remarkable, and unremarkable things. Documentaries pull us in because we get to see a story different from our own...

Justine Hebron

MomsRising

April 5, 2019

GROUNDBREAKING: Last month, for perhaps the first time in history, a congressional briefing featuring indigenous women leaders discussing Native Americans and Maternal Health was held in the halls of Congress. Read more here . OUR VOICES: MomsRising's CEO/Executive Director made a video with...

Anita Sarah Jackson

Superhero kids advocating for family-friendly policies and programs

Childcare & Early Education Family Economic Security MomsRising MomsRising Near You Paid Family Leave

April 2, 2019

Eastern Washington MomsRising members gathered last week for two incredibly powerful Play-Ins in Pasco and Spokane in partnership with Child Care Aware of WA and Community Minded Enterprises . The events were focused on the early supports families need to thrive. MomsRising shared information about...